Bloomer-skirt.



` M.- LANGMAN.

BLOOMER SKIRT. urmonxon rmsn snm. 1s, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914.

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Patented May 5, 1914.

Application tlled September 18, 1913. Serial No. 789,638.

To all -wliom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Max LANoMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the cit-v of New York` borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented a new and Imiroved Bloomer-Skirt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact desription.

The invention relates to female wearing apparel, and its object is to provide a-new an improved blooiner skirt more especially designed for use when exercising, bathing, swimming, riding or the like, and arranged to rovide the desired fullness in the skirt, andito permit free movement of the legs for exercising purposes thus insuring the desired comfort.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of bloomers havin inte ral overlappin front flaps, --integra over a ping rear aps, and fastening means on e flaps for fastening. the fla s together with a view to provide a skirt e ect. c

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a artof this specification, in which similar ciaracters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front'perspective view of the liloomer skirt as applied and with the front skirt flaps open and turned back and the placket partly opened; Fig. 2 is a rear erspective view of the skirt with the rear s 'rt flapspartly open and turned back and with the sanitary flap artly o en: Fig. 8 is a perspective view o one ha f of the bloomer skirt; Fig. 4'is a face view of one of the two pieces for forming the bloomer skirt; Fi 5 is a sectional plan view of the bloomer skirt with the front and rear flaps closed to provide a skirt eilect; view of the same with the legs of the bloomers gathered and the front and rear fla s open to provide bloomers without the skirt etl'cct.

The rincnt combines bloomers A rovidcd with front skirt flaps B, B', rear s drt flaps C, C', aavaist D and a waistband E common to B, band B is open at the front and provided with a fastening device E' in the form of a button and uttonhole or the like, as plainly indicated in Fi 1. The waistband uis provided at the ack of the arment with two tabs F (see Fig. 2) exten ing to;A

ward each other and each adapted'to belbutand Fig. 6 is a similar both the bloomers A, the flapsy B' C C', and the waistD. The waist toned to one of a series of buttons F attaclied to the waistband E to change the waistband with a view to snugly tit persons of different waist measure.

B vi'efcrence to Fig. 2 it will be noticed that the free ends of the tabs F are spaced apart and the fastening devices for fastening the tabs to the waistband are inde )cndent one of the other` thus allowing adjustment of the tabs independently one of the other. By this arrangement the waistband can be minutely adjusted to accurately fit. the waist of the user.

The bloomers A and t-he skirt flaps B, B and C, C are formed from two ieces of fabric material, alike in construct-ion. each piece being of the shape shown in Fig. 4. nach piece consists of a central panel G, side flaps H, H and folds B2, C intermediate the central panel G and the flaps H, H' to form doubled-up skirt flaps B and C (B'. C). The folds B, C2 are doubled up and fastened together by stitches B", C1 at the junction of the sides of the panel G with the side flaps I-I, H'. as plainly indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. The central panel of each piece is provided with a cut-out portion G', one side wall of which is formed into a placket flap I and the other side wall is formed into one-half of a sanitary ila J.

AThe folds B when doubled up are sewec togpther to form the front and rear skirt flaps and B' and C. C', as previously mentioncd, and the outer edges of the side flaps H, H', are sewcd together to forni hip scams Il?, and the edges of the cut-out portion G of the two pieces are sewed together to provide the garment at the front with the placket I and at the rear with the sanitary flap J. The upper edges et the pieces are' fastened to the waistband E to which is also fastened the waist D to completo the garment. Suitable fastening devices I. such as buttons and buttonholes are provided to fasten the placket flaps I together at the.

front of the garment, and suitable fastening devices J. such as buttons and buttonholcs, are provided along the margin of the sanitary flap J and the opening thereof to hold the sanitary fla J normally in closed position but to a low of opening said flap whenever it is desired to do so.

`The skirt flaps B, B' and C, C are adapted vto overlap and are provided with fastening devices K, such as buttons and buttonholes for closing the overlapping flaps at the front and at the'rear of the garment. It is Iunderstood that when the skirt flaps B, B

and C, C' are in closed and 'fastened position a skirt effect is provided and the bloomer legs are not visible. When it is desired to exercise swim or ride then the user unfastens the skirt flaps B, B', C C', gathers the bloomer le and fastens t e same in the gathered position b the use of tabs L secured to the bloomer egs at the junction of the p)anel G with the side fia s H', the tabs L eing adapted to engage uttons L attached to the bloomer legs at the junction of the side fla )s H with the panel G, as will be readil un erstood by reference to Figs. 5 and G. y the arrangement described the user of the garment has free movement of the legs for exercisin purposes, but when notexercising the tabs are unfastened from the buttons L and the skirt fla s B, C and B', C' are fastened to ether by t e fastening devices.K to provi e a full skirt effect.

From the foregoin it will be seen that the bloomer skirt is ormed of two single )ieces of a fabric material, and but little abrio material is required to form a bloomer skirt.

Garters N for holding up the stockings are provided inside the bloomer legs and each garter N is attached to the lower end of a band N' of elastic or other material and secured at its upper end to the upper portion of the corresponding panel G, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3.

The waist D is adapted to be opened at the front by suitable fastening devices O, such as buttons and buttnnholes, and the waist is also provided at the front with a change pocket P for containing coins, jewelry or other articles.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A garment provided with a combined skirt an bloomers made of two aieces, each piece having a central panel, si e flaps and doubled-up folds intermediate the said central panel and the said side flaps, the inner edges of the doubled-up folds bein secured to the adjacent edges of the sai central anel and the said side flaps the pieces being fastened `together alon the median center line of the said centra panels and the outer edges of the said side flaps of each piece being fastened together, the side flaps ind the said central panel forming bloomer egs.

2. A garment provided with a combined skirt and bloomers made lof two iieces, each iece having a central panel, si e flaps and oubled-up folds intermediate the said central panel and the said side flaps, the inner edges of the doubled-up folds bein secured to the ,adjacent edges of the said central anel and the said side flaps, the piecesv being astened together along the median center line of the said central panels and the outer edges of the said side flaps of each piece bein fastened together. the side flaps and the said central panel forming bloomer legs, and a waistband on which the upper edges of the two pieces are secured together.

3. A garment provided with a combined skirt and bloomers made of two pieces, each piece having a central panel, side flaps and doubled-up folds intermediate the said central panel and the lsaid side flaps` the inner edges of the doubled -up folds being secured vto the adjacentr edges of the said central panel and the said side flaps, the pieces being fastened together along the inodian center line of the said eentral panels` and the outer edges of the said side flaps of each piece being fastened together, the side flaps and the said central panel forming blooiuer legs, the outer edges of the doubled-up front and rear folds being adapted to overlap, and fastening devices on the said outer edges of the doubledu folds for fastening the overlapping outer e ges together.

4. A garment provided with a combined skirt and bloomers, made of two pieces, each piece having a central panel, side flaps` and folds intermediate the said central panel and the side flaps, the pieces being fastened together along the said central panel, and the outer edges of the side flaps of each piece being fastened together to forni bloomer legs, the front of the bloomers having a placket and the rear of the bloomers being Hrovided with a sanitary flap terminating a istaiice below the upper edge of the bloomers, and a waistband on which the upper edges of the two pieces are fastened together.

5. A garment provided with a combined skirt and bloomers, made of two pieces, each piece having a central panel. side. (laps` and folds intermediate the said ventral panel and the side flaps, the pieces` being fastened together along the said central panel, and the outer edges of the side flaps of each piece being fastened together to form loomer legs, a waistband on which the npper edges of the two pieces are fastened together, and adjusting tabs seeured to the waistband at. the bark of the garment. and fastening means on the waistband for engagement by the. said tabs to adjust the size of the waist.` i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the, presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAX LANGMAN.

Witnesses:

Timo. G. Hos'rna, Geo. H. EMsLm.

ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner et Patent.

Washington, D. 0. 

